Another bright and shiny day of the Super 8 of the ICC T20 World Cup as we have seen two amazing matches. The first match happened between the host West Indies and England and the second one is between India and Afghanistan. England has totally outshined the West Indies with their brilliant performance. Also, India rattled Afghanistan with their brilliant bowling. Both England and India won their respective matches of Super-8 and took a important step ahead.
Thrilling Bowling Performance in ENG vs WI Match
In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Super 8 Group 2 match, England clinched victory over West Indies by 8 wickets. West Indies batted first and set a target of 180/4 in their 20 overs. England’s bowlers, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, and Adil Rashid, each took a wicket to restrict West Indies’ scoring.
In response, England chased down the target comfortably, reaching 181/2 in just 17.3 overs. Roston Chase and Andre Russell managed to take a wicket each for West Indies, but they struggled to contain England’s batting firepower, leading to their defeat.
Brief Score: West Indies: 180/4 in 20 overs ( Johnson Charles 38 (34), Rovman Powell (c) 36 (17), Roston Chase 1/19)
England: 181/2 in 17.3 overs ( Philip Salt 87* (47), Jonny Bairstow 48* (26), Moeen Ali 1/15)
India’s Triumph Over Afghanistan:
In the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Super 8 Group 1 clash, India triumphed over Afghanistan by 47 runs. Afghanistan, batting first, posted a total of 134/10 in their allotted 20 overs. Rashid Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqi starred with the ball, taking 3 wickets each, while Naveen ul Haq chipped in with 1 wicket.
In reply, India’s bowlers dominated as they restricted Afghanistan to 134 all out. Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh claimed 3 wickets each, supported by Kuldeep Yadav who took 2 wickets. Their disciplined bowling performance secured India’s victory in a convincing fashion.
Brief Score: India: 181/8 in 20 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 53 (28), Hardik Pandya 32 (24), Jasprit Bumrah 3/7, Arshdeep Singh 3/36)
Afghanistan: 134/10 in 20 overs ( Azmatullah Omarzai 26 (20), Fazalhaq Farooqi 3/33, Rashid Khan (c) 3/26)
Table of Most Wickets of ICC T20 World Cup:
| Player’s Name | Team | Match | Wickets | BBI | Average | Economy Rate |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | AFG | 5 | 15 | 5/9 | 7.53 | 6.16 |
| Anrich Nortje | SA | 5 | 10 | 4/7 | 10.70 | 5.35 |
| Arshdeep Singh | IND | 4 | 10 | 4/9 | 11.10 | 6.94 |
| Trent Boult | NZ | 4 | 9 | 3/16 | 3.69 | 6.56 |
| Tanzim Shakib | BAN | 4 | 9 | 4/7 | 8.00 | 4.80 |
| Akeal Hosein | WI | 5 | 9 | 5/11 | 10.78 | 5.11 |
| Adam Zampa | AUS | 4 | 9 | 4/12 | 10.44 | 5.88 |
| Rashid Khan | AFG | 5 | 9 | 4/17 | 13.89 | 6.25 |
| Alzarri Joseph | WI | 5 | 9 | 4/19 | 13.44 | 7.33 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | IND | 4 | 8 | 3/7 | 6.50 | 3.47 |
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